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DAILY EDITION, f $6.00 Pjir Armum, In Advancer Y 3.00 for ( Month, In Advance. O 1.50 for 3, Montht, In Advanoe. WEEKLY EDITION. $1.00 per Annum, in Advance. ! t OLD SERIESV0I LtXlVKO 4.165 FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.f THURSDAY, MARCH 17 1910. NEW SERIES-VOLi XXVI NO. 3,305 & , . r RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIA ' TION BILLIMPROVEMENT OP THE CAPE FEAR RIVER. Speech of Hon. Hannibal L. Godwin, , of, North Carolina, In the House of ' Representatives, Monday, February '14, 1910. ' ' The House being In Committee of, V ho e House' on'the state of the I and iiav.ng under consideration :tbe bill (H. R. 20686) making appro priations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain ; public work on rivers and harbors,, and for other purposes 1 i .4 Mr. GODWIN said: w.r:- Mr. Chairman;, .'i he chief seaport city of North Carolina Is in my con. gresslonat district I have the honor ' to represent in Congress 1 what ' Is Known ns' the "Cape -Fear district" am In favor of river and harbor lnv provuinent because 1 am In favor of lower freight rates." We need a re duction In freight rates, and to have this we must have the improvement of the waterway of the country. The Cape Fear River, formed by the Junction, In , Chatham County, N. C, of tne Haw and Deep rivers, which rise In the ; hilly, cquntry near the Blue Ridge: Mountains - In '.the north ern - part of the - State, flows In a southerly direction Into the Atlantic Ocean below. -Wilmington at Cape Fear, Dtar the southern extremity oi 'the Slate '' : Ita total length, Including the . ab ove tributaries, is -about 420 miles, draining an area ot more than 7,600 square miles, of which 5,620 are above the mouth, of the Black River,- one ot its largest ; tributaries. . Above Smlleys Falls, near Duke, about 27 miles; above Fayettevllle,, the slope is very great, the river having a fall of 27 feet In ' 3 1-2 mues at these fa'ls. . The total fall from the junction of the two rivers to just below Smlleys Falls Is 100 feet Above Averas boroi the river: flows. through an-al. luvlai country with banks' generally low, and a width of from 400 to 600 foct Floods here do not generally exceed 20 feet Below Averasboro the slope is gentle, averaging less than 3 Inches per mile, but from there to about 45 mile's below Fayettevllle the banks are high and we stream nar row, causing a very great freshet rise, amounting occasionally to 60 or 70 feet at Fayettevhle. It is claimed that the mineral re sources of the upper part of the coun try traversed by the river are; very great, yet they are undeveloped, and. navigation does not at present extend above Fayetteville. ; : ' ' About one hundred 'years, ago an attempt :' was begun -! to render the river . navigable ", above , Fay ettevllle,, ,; and t a i- series of locks and' -dams was constructed up to the confluence of the Deep and Haw rivers and for some distance up the Deep River." These were -never successful . financially, and . were fin ally abandoned. ' The principal products of .the - re gion alon the river are lumber,; tim ber., logs, '.corn,, cotton, tobacco, - pea swta, potatoes,", and various -1 vege tables and fruits. In 1870 the popu'a tlon per square mile was 22.7. Most of the river between Fayettevllle and Wilmington Ilea in Cumberland and Bladen counties, In my congressional district c The average population of all counties adjacent to the river from Fayettevllle to Wilmington is 42.5 per square mile. - . r, ' Below Fayettevllle the river flows generally through ; a nat, sandy belt thickly timbered with pine and inter- . sected with cypress swamps. Its banks are firm ' and. stable in the upper . reaches, and are from 16 to 60 feet or more in height down to about 60 miles above Wilmington, but are over flowed in high freshets. -In the 50 miles above Wilmington, except tor occasional sand bluffs and shell marls, they are low and swampy, suitable in ' many places : for the cultivation ot rice. Its bed is gravel In the upper reaches, and is sand and mud in the lower part, except some clay, near ; Fayettevtll."Thls sand, "under the Influence of the sudden and frequent freshets to which the river is eubject, causes many shoals. Gravel is some times found 6 to 7 feet below the bed, and a stiff, blue clay 4s generally found at deaths of 15 to 20 feet - At Point Peter, where the North east River is a tributary, it is 340 feet wide; 12 miles higher it is 760 feet wide; 14.5 miles above Wilming ton the Black River Is a tributary; 26 miles above Wilmington It Is 120 feet wlde.; At Ellzabethtown, ' 73 miles above Wilmington, it is 270 feet wide and at Fayettevllle, 115 miles above Wilmington, it is 200 to 250 feet wide, Generally ranging from 175 to 275 . in width. The tidal range at the mouth of the river, 27 miles below Wilmington, is - 4.6 feet at Wilmington It is 2.5 feet .Tides are perceptible up to White . Hall, 64 miles above Wilmington, and at extreme low stages several miles farther uo. - - v " ' r The present available depths in the river above Wilmington are: Eight feet to Kings Bluff, 38 miles above Wilmington; 4 feet to Walkers Bluff, 60 miles above Wilmington; 2 1-2 feet v to Ellzabethtown, 73 miles above wu--mlngton; and 2 feet to Fayettevllle, 115 miles above Wilmington. : The oroiect that the Rivers and Har- bore Committee of the House has so kindlv adoDted In this bill now pend ing for immediate passage provides tor a uniform depth of 8 feet from.WU- mlngtbn to Fayettevllle the v year ! round for continuous navigation. This bill authorises the construction of two locks and dams, costing $615,000. This is the first time the House of Repre- sentatlvea- has ever recognized the up per Cape Fear improvement . Mr. Chairman. I have given a com . - prehenslve history and description of the Cbdo Fear River. . Tne river ex tends through my district, a dis tance of over 200 miles, and Is the chief , river In the State of North Caro lina. -.Therefore I am deeply inter ested in its improvement , But be fore discussing further the upper Cape Fear nroiect I desire to have some thing to say In. behalf of the lower Cane Fear at and below Wilmington and what is widely known as the 30-foot Drolect '.,'.-' Early in June. 1907. 1 Was requested, as the Member ot Congress from. the CaDe Fear distrlot. to meet a com mittee appointed by the Chamber ot Commerce of the city of Wilmington to discuss the matter of deepening the harbor of the Cape Fear and mak ing a 30-foot channel from Wilming ton to the Boa, thus to strengthen Wll mlntcton's claim for recognition jl gateway port. Several years prior to that time, or about the year 1895, the railroads were appealed to by the chamber of comnirrce for rates that would p'noe Wlimlnnton In compnt '" iU wUh dvep-wator ports. ' This was denied, owing to the fact that the depth of water In the Cape Fear did not justify making Wilmington a gate way port. The Chamber of ommerce of v' llmlngton could not but admit, to some extent, the force of this ar gument The chamber of commerce appointed a committee to confer with me in reference to the 80-foot pro ject. Mr. J. A, Taylor, president ot the chamber; Messrs. H. O. Small bones, H, W. Malloy, W. E. Worth, Ri Farsiey, and James H. Chadbourn composed the committee, Mr. Chad bourn being named as chairman ot the committee. -. '. :" . -'.- The- 30-foot project was fully dl cussed, and It was agreed that the matter should be brought to the at tention of (he people and of Congress. The press of the city of Wilmington ana w enure jsiate gave its entnu slastlo indorsement : by commenting upon the many benefits to be derived. The project was so strongly Indors ed it was soon realized that the mas ter bad assumed a greater Importance tnan a mere local scheme, ;: ' ; The 30-foot project 'committee 'was active in its labors. As a result of its deliberations it was decided as .the deepening ot the Cape 'Fear was of vital Interest to the State at large it would be wise to call in the assis tance of alL those- most deeply inter ested in tne project i nereiore a meeting ' was called, to be held In Wilmington, November 5, 1907, and to this meeting all the towns in North Carolina were Invited to -send dele- ate. The meeting was successful Deyond our greatest hopes, and the forth Carolina Waterways ;; Associa lon was formed to supersede ' the chamber - of . commerce. . committee! f his association was organized to fos ter the local Interests of North .Caro lina, having as its particular charge the deepening of tie Cape Fear Har bor, thereby benefiting the whole State by giving North Carolina a deep-water port as a gateway... ,- . '-.-, The meeting was well attended by ielegates from the Interior cities, also ij our Senators and Representatives In Congress, and the association was formed by electing a president, secre tary and treasurer, and . executive board. of 8 members and 10 vice-presi dents,, one from each congressional district At the meeting the follow ing resolutions, prepared by Mai. E. Hale, ot Fayettevllle, were adopted: "Resolved: . - , - - . "1.; That tnls meeting highly ap proves the splendid work of the Na tional Rivers and Harbors Congress; that it take a leaf out of its book and organize a" North Carolina branch thereof; and that snch branch organ ization' adopt the rules and regula tions of the national organization, so ar as applicable to the State. "2. That we hall with pleasure the awakening of our people In the busi ness center of pur. State to the vast Importance of concerted action direc ted, to the improvement of our wa (erways by the Government, and that we heartily thank the patriotic busi ness men of Wilmington for the nota ole and efficient contributions which they have made to the movement for i North Carolina gateway by catling together and causing the assembly of such a representative - body as this, and the Hon. John A. Fox, for the very able .work he has done throughout the sute in aid of It ; - i , 3. That we pledge ourselves to do all. in our power to, secure adequate appropriations by the Government for the completion at the earliest mo ment of the great project of a 30-foot channel from- the sea to Wilmington, recognizing the fact Impressed upon us by over a hundred years of ex perience, as well as. by the teaching of science, that nature has fixed the gateway of middle and western North Carolina by and ; through - the Cape Fear River, . - '" 4. , That -we heartily indorse ' the project for securing 8 feet of water at 'all seasons from" Wilmington to Fayettevllle, which- hag thrice been unanimously indorsed by the legisla ture of North Carolina, -approved by act of-Congress, and tot the beginning of. which an appropriation, has been made, and that we pledge our best en- deavors to secure an appropriation for Its immediate completion. ' 6. - That we give our hearty In dorsement to the great scheme of an Interstate inland waterway tor a part of the North Carolina section of which the Government has already made an appropriation; and to the general pur pose of improving' the navigation of all our rivers and streams further Inland as speedily as possible, to the end that we may secure for North Carolina the advantages which such a system nas provided lor tne Euro pean nations, and ior some portions of our own country. -. The Wilmington Chamber of Com merce employed an expert on river and harbor - work, who made; a tour of the State and addressed the people on the subject ot deepening the Cape Fear River and making Wilmington a smtewav nort Ha visited many cities of North Carolina and aroused great interest in the 30-foot project 1 After wards Mr. James H. Chadbourn, the president of the association, visited Washington to secure the aid of our two Senators and all my colleagues from North Carolina, in the project of deepening the harbor of :. the ' Cape Fear, and he was assured of their undivided and active support in the enterprise In addition to this, the North Carolina Waterways Associa tion has held regular meetings, and at each one of these meetings the sup port has been active and enthusiastic. 't la now conceded throughout the State that the deepening of the Cape Fear Harbor is a matter of greatest Importance to the business interests of North Carolina, ; . ; The present continuing work on the. river at and below Wilmington has been well provided for by Con gress, and ample provision has' been made in this bill -for another - year. The appropriation of March 2, 1907, was the largest made up to that time, It being 1265,000. At this time tne Engineer Corps hada balance on hand of i2,836, making 1477,939 avail able for expenditure, during that year. The amount available for 1908 was $300,000, and the last session of Con gress appropriated 3400,000 for this work. ' : '" . . . :- ;"- -" The engineer in charge has expend ed the money wisely and well. While the depth In 19u6 was 20 feet, with a very narrow channel, the depth at low water today Is 22 feet in its most Bhallow place, with a very much wider channel, This will admit a vessel passing from the sea to Wilmington, taking into account the rise of-the tides, drawing 24 to 25 feet as there are long stretches ' ot the river be tween 25 and 80 feet deep. . The appro priations by Congress for the Cape Fear River has been of extraordinary profit as a business proposition, since the amount of freight produced by the ''cencntng ot the-river baa been. In the ratio of 15 to 1; that is, an In crease of water-borne traffic resulting In 15 annually for every II expended on the Cape Fear River by the Con gress, - . .. - - , I desire here to thank the several newspapers of the State for their most valuable assistance in this great undertaking, as they have taken hold of the matter most heartily, and have Indorsed the project as a State-wide enterprise, ' I wish to say a word of commendation and appreciation of the engineer in charge at this port," Capt Earl I Brown.' Captain Brown is one of the most efficient engineers in the corps and is a great believer in the possibilities qf the -Cape Fear. He has given us great aid and assistance in all of our undertakings. , v;.- Mr. James Sprunt, the largest ex porter: at this - port in fact, one of the' largest In the United States and also chairman of the board of navi gation and pilotage In a letter ot No vember 10, 1908, to the president of the Chamber of: Commerce, wisely said: r '. ; :; - ': ;'. "The superior character of the river and harbor work under the skillful direction-of Capt Earl LBrown, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, is so remarkable and gratifying that a suitable official recognition by our chamber or commerce would be, In our opinion, appreciated at this 'stage of' our development as. a deep-water port The systematic. concentration of the government force at points of emergency or necessity has kept the general work up to a standard . of effectiveness never before attained on the Cape Fear River and bar, and do not recall in the history of this Important undertaking a period of more - general appreciation, by seafar ing people than is now apparent with reference to its excellent results." . Mr. Chairman, I desire to thank the committee - for so. favorably consid ering the Cape Fear River in the pres ent bill. As I said, ample provision has been made for the continuing work at and below Wilmington. . - The item In 'the bill in reference to the upper Cape Fear project Is as follows: ' -. imorovina- Cane Fear River above Wilmington, N. C.; Continuing im provement with a view to securing a navigable depth of 8 feet up to Fay ettevllle, including surveys and acqui sition of land for sites, for locks and dams, and completion of plans for the same, in accordance with the report submitted: in House Document No: 890, Sixtieth Congress, first session, $10,- 000." .'-. - - '. This, In my opinion, fully' authorizes and adopts the project for two locks and dams for a depth of 8 feet from Wilmington to Fayettevllle the year round. .. The 810,000 appropriated Is to be UBed in beginning the work, and the balance ot the $615,000 will be forthcoming from tlmrto time as the work progresses, - the necessary am ounts being appropriated in the sun dry civil bilL rWhen the bill was first introduced In the House I showed this item to Capt. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers', United States Army, who is In charge of the river and har bor work., for my congressional dis trict, and asked him to state his op inion as to whether the language used in the bill is sufficient to authorize the project: Captain Brown said: I have seen the copy of the river and harbor bill now pending in Con gress,' and I find that the project of providing a depth of 8 feet in the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Fay ettevllle, N. C, by means of locks and dams is fully authorized therein. The bill provides an appropriation of $10,000 tor the beginning of the work, and au thorizes the expenditure of $615,000 thereon, the difference to be appro priated from time to time in the sun dry civil bill as needed to prosecute the work." This makes certain the improve ment of the upper Cape Fear River as desired by my people. They have waited patiently for quite a while for this much needed Improvement, and they will be gratified to know that their hopes will be realized and that their labors have not been in vain. This matter has been agitated for some time; An item providing for the Improvement of the Cape (Fear River so as to provide a channel 8 feet deep from Wilmington to Fay ettevllle throughout the year was in cluded in the ijver and harbor bill re ported to Congress in 1901. The whole bill, however, failed In. the Senate, The same item was included in the act of June 13, 1902, and $50,000 was appropriated for the purchase ot sites for locks and dams. The - bill as ; recommended by tne . war Department called ' for the construction ot three locks with mov able dams, at a cost of $1,350,000. Since that time the science ot river engineering has progressed with snch rapidity that it was thought that the purpose ot the act ot 1902 could be ac complished at less cost and with less -number ot locks. . And in 1907 a reexamination of the V-ape Fear Riv er above Wilmington was made with view to reporting what modifica tion, if any, shouid be made in the existing project The reexamination disclosed tnat the object of the act of 1902 could be accomplished by tae construction- of two locks with fixed dams Instead of three locks with mov able dams, the first to cost $615,000 and the second $1,350,-00. This show ed a great advantage In favor ot the advocates of the upper -vape Fear im provement project The plan for the two locks and dams was recommend ed by the Board of Engineers, con curred In by the Chief ot Engineers and transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in a letter House of Representatives in a letter i,iu. .imii.i. m TTnnor from the Secretary ot War April 25,! .- similar to our Upper 1908. and is known as "House Docu ment No. 890, Sixtieth, congress, first session." The bill I prepared Is drawn In accordance with that recommenda tion, and this Is the project now ad opted and approved In the present bill. This project has been strongly advocated by the people of North Carolina, three governors and several sessions ot the. North Carolina leg-, lslature having strongly Indorsed It The people of Fayettevllle and the entire upper. Cape Fear section have been unceasing In active support but there is one distinguished citizen who, In my opinion, deserves more credit for his wise counsel and valuable in formation and services in supporting this project than anyone else; this kentleman Is Maj. B. J. Hale, ot Fay ettevllle, who has given ten years 01 active-Work and spent largely of his means in support of this laudable un dertaking. - I have also bad the un divided support and influence of our two senators and the Members of the Hon Be from North Carolina. .. The estimate of existing trafflo be tween Faytotevtlle and Wilmington In 1900 was 116,000 tons, valued at $1, 160,000. In 1906 the traffic-was re ported .by the district- engineer aS 130, 891. ton3,.yalued, at $3,630,078, so that the case, considered from ' tba standpoint of less than half, the cost and more than three times the value of traffic, was then more than six times as strong as when Congress flrs$ adopted tne project in juz. -Tne re port of the district engineer for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1909, show d that the tonnage had Increased to 37,620 and the Value to 13,960,235,. making the ratio nearly 8 to 1 In favi ot or tne project as now presented." The saving' in freight charges by river from Wilmington to Fayettet vllle, as compared with those by rail is so great that private capitalists, it they had the power to construct this work, as -before 1882, - could recoup1 their whole outlay for : Its construc tion, as now recommended by the gov. ernment engineers, in five years' time by a tonnage charge of only 6 cents per 100 pounds, and yet save to the shippers an equal amount as against the railway charges. . .-v ,' But it is not. upon the needs of ex isting traffic, nor in consideration of local conditions in themselves,- that the argument tor the adoption of this project is founded. The geographical peculiarities of Nortu Carolina cause it to be a matter affecting nearly all of North Carolina and some adjacent parts, containing a population this side ot the Alleghanles ot 2,000,000 of people. .,"". - 1- - - .;.-.-,!.' The jutting coast line of North Caro lina renders it Impossible - for the greater portion ot the population men tioned to enjoy freight rates on equal terms with the people ot other States, except approach be had through the port of Fayettevllle ' This peculiarity distinguishes this from all other river propositions offered to- the- Govern ment A glance at the map will make this . apparent . Fayettevllle is .- the only port between Norfolk and Rich mond on the north and Charleston on the south which Is on the normal coast line, and therefore it Is the only port which lies. nearer to the popu lation referred to. A calculation made in accordance with the principle upon which- the promoters of ine Manches ter Ship Canal won their case viz, that the territory trardcally tributary to a port comprises all that Is nearer to it than to any other port shows that 6,000,000 tons of. freight would be diverted to Fayettevile. The esti mate of the North Carolina corpora tion commission, the highest authori ty extant- on this subject is Jo the same effect ' Three legislatures of North Carolina Indorsed this project upon the grounds just mentioned, a course which the State has pursued toward no other scheme ot river or harbor improvements within its bor ders. " Before deforestation had Interrupt ed the year-round navigation which formerly existed on this river and the overworking of the railroad idea had increased the effect of this impediment Fayettevllle was the market and dis tributing point for all the vast - ter ritory referred to. The proposed Im provement, therefore, does not seek to . establish novel conditions, as in the canalization - of rivers above the head of navigation, but to reestab lish trade routes disturbed by an in complete development ot the problem of transportation. Senator. Burton, the highest author ity in these matters, in the course of his speech before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, December, 1907, when chairman of tne Rivers and Harbors Committee, declared that the object of legitimate waterways Im provement is to supply equal oppor tunity to all . It Is a matter of com mon knowledge, admitted aow by the railways themselves, that North Caro lina is discriminated against In freight rates. The reason assigned IS the circumstance that we have in North Carolina no "basing point for freight rates." or "gateway," as it is now called. It is stated that Fayette vllle will be made such a "basing point" upon the .completion of th work now proposed. Until that is done, over 2,000,000 01 our people must continue, in this vital respect, to be deprived -of equal opportunity with their neighbors. Finally, attention is asked particu larly to the declaration of the North Carolina corporation, commission, al ready referred to. In these words, "The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad enters Fayettevllle from four differ ent directions, and I inclose you state ment showing the tonnage ot freights tor this road for tue State. It tne Cane Fear River is made navigable to Fayettevllle. this city would be the distributing point tor a great majority ot this freight , On page 15 is given the tonnage of freights for this road for tne state, in the corporation commission's In closure referred to by them, which ii 3,368,441. Assuming that a - "great majority" of this sum would be at least 2,000,000, It will be seen that the saving of $1.80 a ton by the river route would amount to $3,600,000 per annum or enough to pay the whole "cost of the proposed work in two months. All the money that our Gov ernment wisely, expends in the im proving of our waterways will - be worth- throughout the years to come 100 per cent on the Investment Water transportation costs only one-sixth as much aB-that by rail. LAppiause.j TIS NEARLY SIXTY YEARS SINCE, . In sending to the . writer some ac count of the scheme lor deepening the channel ot the Delaware river from Philadelphia to Trenton, a pro- Cane Fear scheme. President Rans- dell of the Rivers and Harbors Con gresB enclosed a copy ot the. Trenton Evening Times of February 22, Jn which we flhtl the appended article 01' general interest though intended as a contribution to the literature of (.Washington's birthday " The Illustrated London News ot the issue f March 13r 1852, contains, in Its weekly budget ot news from the United States, some matter which is of special interest Justat this time: ' "Louis Kossuth, the -Hungarian pa triot, was in the States raising money to aid the tause he so earnestly es poused," and in this connection the News, correspondent writes; "It Is re marked as a proof ot the general feel ing of the country being little changed In favor of Kossuth's policy of Inter- vention in the affairs of foreign states, that the birthday of Washington has been celebrated throughout the States this year with more than usual re-' speot owing to the almost Universal belief that the safety and prosperity of the United States are absolutely dependent on the observance of his wine policy of non-intervention. Kos J suth.JtoweyjM still speeches wayjnj ship. the remote western provinces, obtain ing as much money as he can for the Hungarian cause. At the last date he was at Covington, in Kentucky." Just think now of Kentucky being re mote, but so It was, ' , .- In the same issue the News reports a banquet in Washington ot peculiar interest to Jerseymen, and especially Trenton people, as follows: - - "The Congressional banquet in hon or of Washington's birthday , took place in Washington city -on the even-1 ing of the 21st ult, and was well at tended, considering the inclemency of the weather. ' Commodore Stockton presided, assisted by General Taylor of Ohio and Mr. Venable ot North Carolina : ' - "Mr. Crittenden's speech, reviewing the life, character and services of General Washington, a field that af forded ample room for his peculiar talents, is generally spoken ot as the marked feature of the evening. Gen eral Wlnfleld Scott, In answering for the army, very appropriately confined himself to that particular topic, de clining to introduce political sugges tions, upon a purely professional theme.""-;'''. -'.; r ; --'",".-: Commodore Robert F. Stockton, a hero of the Mexican War, -was then member ot the United States Sen ate, a , resident of Princeton. Mr. Crittenden was a great states man and orator, ' and doubtless, on that occasion, did ample justice to the great subject he had in hand. General Wlnfleld Scott was another hero ot tne Mexican War, as well the War of 1812, who. in 1847, led his army from. Vera Cruz, whih he left March 9 and fought his way to the City of Mexico, which he captured September 14 and ended the war. He was at once acclaimed the great hero of the war. Naturally, he did not discuss politics, because he soon ex pected to be nominated for the Presi dency, and was nominated ' by the Whig party, but was beaten at the polls in November by Franklin fierce. One of the curious testi monials to the valour ot this rough and rugged soldier was the degree, of learned doctor of laws, conferred upon im in 1814 by Princeton College, a distinction on which he never ceased to, look with peculiar satisfaction. This brings General Scott quite near to us. he late Major W. B. Slack ot Tren ton was one of his intimate friends, and -commanded a battalion of 600 men, a part of his army in Mexico. General Scott was a Virginian, and one time resided in Burlington, New Jersey, for a year or more. It noteworthy also that the letter from Washingtontcould not have left there before February 22 and was pub lished in .London probably a day or two in advance of March 13, 1852, which argues very good for ocean transportation at so early a day In the history of steam navigation. "THE MAN WHO WINS." Those who struggle long for a wor my cause, against apparently insep- erable obstacles and , overwhelming odds In the affairs of this life, Will ap preciate and be inspired by the fol lowing from the Chicago Record Her ald: The Man Who Wins. He's the man who, from the beginn ing of time, has proved to the world that "It can be done." He's the most terrific force In humanity the dog ged, smiling soldier of hope. He stands on the firing line until his car tridge belt is empty, then digs his heels In the turf clubs his gun, and prepares for the hand-to-hand encoun ter. ROBERT E. LEE WOULD CHOICE OF NA11ON. BE Henderson Gold Leaf. Hon. George R. Wendllng, one of the most gifted platform lecturers in this country, who is a Northern man, 1 great admirer of Gen. Robert E. Lee's character and military genius and has frequently paid high tribute to the great Confederate chieftain, In Atlanta where he lectured recently when asked by a representative of the Atlanta Journal for an expres sion In regard to Senator Heyburn's vicious attack, Mr. Wendllng said: My reply to any one who attacks Lee, is this undeniable fact: If a foreign foe should land an im mense Invading force on our shores, and the great Confederate leader were living and in the same physical and mental vigor that he possessed from 61 to '65, so great is the confidence of the American people in his sagacity and spotless integrity, so profoundly would they believe in his brilliant mil itary genius and in his devotion to our reunited country, and so absolutely would they trust the honor of the flag and .the foe of the republic la bis hands, that every State and county from Maine to California ana from the Canada line to the Gulf would say, 'Put Robert E. Lee In command ot the American Army.' That fact is a suffi cient reply to any one wno objects to Lee s statue being placed in the na tional capltol." Burned, to Death Near Roxboro. John' Wagstaff, and his wife and eight children, colored, were burned to death at their, .home, seven miles northwest of Roxboro Friday In fire which destroyed their home. Particulars ot the holocaust ' are meagre for.the reason that the humble Wagstaff home was remote, no one saw the fire and nothing was known ot it until this morning, when a farm f hand on his way to work found the house In ashes and the charred bones ot the occupants in the ruins. -The theory is that the fire caught In the kntchen and suffocated the 00 cunanta before they could escape. The house Is on the farm ot W. E. Farley, a prominent farmer of Person county, Wagstaff was one of his most trusted tenants. . - 1 .-.;';' -imw-''; Charles G. Rose Esq. to Run For the 8enate. '.' .'-,'..:;' It 1b said this afternoon that, Mr Charles G. Rose will be a candidate for State -Senator, before the next Democratic County .Convention. Mr. Q. K. Nlmooks, the present Senator, has announced that he will not stand for re-election. It is further rumored this afternoon that Capt. J. H. Curriej will be a candidate for the Senator- HENRY 8PIVEY HANGED TODAY The Last Hanging In . . Una. North Caro- By telegraph to Observer. Ellzabethtown, N. C, March 11, After spending a restful night in his cell at the county jail at Ellzabeth town, Henry Splvey, a negro, the last man in North Carolina to hang, walk ed boldly to the gallows In the jail, yard. He put out bis hand to the sher iff to show that it was steady." He was attentive to the actions of the guard while adjusting the rope. He made no statement No relative nor friends were present. The body will be placed In the Potter's flejd. The trap was sprung at 12:09 and he was dead In ten minutes. He was convicted of killing his fath er-in-law, by shooting him, after call ing him to the door of his house. The first person to be put to death by the 'new method, , electrocution, will be Walter Morrison, who goes to the chair in the State prison a week from today. Morrison Must Hang. Governor Kitchin announced yester day that he will not grant a commu tation to life imprisonment In the case of Walter Morrison, the Robeson county negro under sentence to be electrocuted In the State's Prison March 18th, for criminal assault on a Croatan Indian woman. He says that neither the trial Judge or the solicitor will recommend commutation and that after a careful investigation of the case he can find no sound reasons for executive clemency. Morrison is the negro who has had his date for elec trocution postponed five times on ac count ot the Incompleteness of the electric chair. This Is now pro nounced In perfect order for the first electrocution one week hence. The Late Walter Smith. The Lumberton Robesonian of last week says: Mr. Walter J.' Smith, of Linden, Cumberland county, a brother of Mrs A. McNeill, of Lumberton, died at the Thompson hospital, where he had been under treatment for two weeks, at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was 72 years old, and the end was not nexpected. ' He was at the High- smith hospital in Fayettevllle for some time before coming to the hospital here. Mrs. McNeill and the only sur viving brother, Mr. J. L. Smith, of Duke, were with him when the end came. The remains were taken Tues day to the home of ex-Judge and Mrs. A. McNeill, on Elm street, and wre taken Tuesday night to Fayette vllle. The funeral services were conduc ted by Rev A. R. McQueen, pastor of the deceased, and Interment took place yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at Sar- dis Presbyterian church, near Lin den! Confederate veterans of Fayette vllle took charge of the body- when It arrived there Tuesday night. The de ceased was a bachelor, a farmer, and was well known and highlly esteemed. Besides ex-Judge and Mrs. T. A. McNeill and their children. Misses Mary and Cammie and Mr. T. A. Jr., those who attended the funeral from Lumberton were Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McAllister, Messrs. J. A. McAllister, W. McLean and A. H. McLeod. Miss Cammie McNeill, who is a stu dent at Peace Institute, returned last night to Raleigh with Mr. A. W. Mc Lean, who is expected home tomorrow, Mrs. McNeill and Miss Mary will also return tomorrow and Mr. T. A. Mc Neill, Jr., will return this evening. The others returned last night. The R. & S. and the V. & C. 8. The report of the Virginia & Car olina Southern to the state depart ment is as follows: Number of general officers 5, general office clerks 3, sta tions agents 2, engineers 2, firemen 2, conductors 1, trackmen 10, total number of employes 25. The Raleigh & Southport reports general officers 3, other officers 2, general office clerks 2, station agents 10, other station men 8, enginemen 5, firemen 8, conductors A, other train men 7, machinists 6, other shop men 2, section foremen 7, other trackmen 26; total employes 87. It will require about 25 men to oper ate the proposed extension of either road into Bladen. MBOUGLftS 3.3?&$4.SH0ES B0Y5 5H0ES $2.09 THE LARGEST MAKER AND RETAILER OF MEN'S FINE SHOES IN THE WORLD. "BIIDICRinR TO OTHER MAKES." ' "I have worn W. L. DouslM show for tho 0t ilx yoari. and alwayt find thoy aro far '.lienor to all otntr msnsraae inMiinmm iMfort and durability." w.u.ourtba. t i . HQ UmhnI Aw..' Ultra. N. V. I I could take you into my Urge fa ; jriot at Brockton, Mats, and show you, now carefully W. L. Douglas shoes are made, you would realize why they hold thai ahana. fit batter, wear lonier, ana are of greater value than any other make. r A hi! mvflM Hint w. 1.. noafffM namfl tnd vrlfiS K your denier oannot fit yon with W.L.DoolMlioi, writ foi Mall Order Otloir. W.LDaujlM, Brooatao, Mm FOR SALS BY ' MIKE FOLB. - iffiiii. ill Q. K. NIMOCKS, Attorney and Gouniellor-at-Lw. OFFICE in K. of P. BUILDING. " : " Fayettevllle, N. C. j 'Phone 229. , H. S. AVERITT, Attorncy-at-Law, j Notary Public Office National Bank, Building Hay 8treet, Fayettevllle, N. C V. C. BULLARD, Attorney and Counsellor at Jaw, ; - Notary Public, Surveyor, Office K. of P. Building, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. H. McD. Robinson, Terry Lyon, (Notary Public) ROBINSON & LYON, attorneys-at-law. Offices: National Bans Building, Fay ettevllle, N. C. '.-."' v ; ; Special attention given to corpora- don matters, collecting and conveyance Ing. Do a general practice. Prompt and exact . SPRUNT NEWTON. R. W. HERRfNO. NEWTON & HERRING, Attorneys-at-law, Jno. A. Oates, Business Associate. Rooms 2, 3 and 8, K. of P. Bldg., FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. Practice in all Courts. Special attention given to Collec tions. Estates and Conveyancing. James C. MacRae, Fayettevllle, N. C. Cameron F. MacRae, Wilmington, N. C. MacRAfe & MacRAB, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Offices Hinsdale Building, Fayettevllle, N. C. Speoialtiee: Corporation, Real Estate and Commercial Law. General Practice In All Courts. Offices Fayetteville, N. C, and Wil- . mlngton, N. C. W. W. BAKER, CIVIL ENGINEER. Land Surveying and Municipal En gineering, over Shuford, & Rogers' Store, Fayetteville, N. C. DR. J. A. MacKETHAN, tfacKethan Building, Fayetteville, N.C. OFFICE HOURS: 9 A. M., to 1 P. M. 3 P. M. to 6 P. M. SPECIAL HOURS by APPOINTMENT PRACTICE! LIMITED Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat Office work and Consultation. Phones: Long distance 331, Residence 205. DR E. J. CARSON, OSTEOPATHIC PHY8ICIAN. Jffice in residence 342 Gillespie Street 'Phone 160. Chronic Diseases a Specialty. DR. IRENE THORNTON, Office 109 Green Street. Hours: 9 A. M. to 11 A. M.. 2 P.M. to 4 P. M., 6 P. M. to 8 P. M. Office 'Phone 175: Residence 102 Rowan Street, 'Phone 357-L. D. G. MacKETHAN, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Office: MacKethan Building, Market Square. Residence: 119 Cool Spring. Olllce 'phone, 331, Residence 403. Dr. A. S. CROM ARTIE, DENTIST, Jffice In MacKethan Building, 102 1-k Person street Phone 338. Fayettevllle, N. C. B. Patterson, D. D. S. J. H. Judd, D. D Drs. Patterson & Judd, Offices 219 1-2 Hay Street, over Dunn & Co.'s Store, 'Phone 55. DR. W. A. RAY, DENTIST. Kighsmlth Building, 113 Green Street. 'Phone 405. Office formerly occupied by Dr. John R. Highsmith. I am here for business. Let me have chance at your work. Twenty years' experience. Large or small contracts appreciated. All work guaranteed 'Phone 65 J, 828 Ramsey Street. DAN J. HUMPHREY. MacKethan Ris"- Trust Co. Market Square, FAYETTEVILLE, : : N. C. "Real Estate bought and sold. Loans negotiated and guaranteed. Rents and interest collected Tltler examined, conveyances made. Insurance premiums taken and loans . made. E. R. MacKETHAN, Att'y. $300. Small uncleared (arm Raleigh Road. 11500. 50 acre improved farm, good buildings. $3000. 10S acre (arm with improve- meats. $2000. 141 acre (arm, mill and dwelling. $1500. 60 acre (arm near Wade Sta- tlon. ' $1200. i $350. street - $300. 'i $160. : $125. . House and Lot Person street House and Lot New Wharf House and Lot Broad' street Lot West Rowan street Lot Houth Cool Spring street ? $260. : $76..t 35 acres' Pearce'i Mill. 10 acres Lumberton Road. Lot Water street. 1 ' . $50. S60 to $150. Suburban Lots, Fair- round Park, River View, Normal An , Normal Heights, v Holt's Hill, rthwest Fayetteville, Fayhope. FAYETTEVILLE GARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS Strictly First-class Work. CALL AT MY YARD OR WRITE FOR PRICES. ' RE8PECTFULLY, E. L. REM8BURQ, ' PROPRIETOR, FAYETTEVILLEN.-C. 115 MAXWELL 8T., OPPOSITE F. I. , U I. ARMORY. Make Your Selection While Assort ment is Complete: . Wood's Evergreen Lawn Grass, Dwarf Essex Rape Seed, Cat Tall Millet, Tall and Dwarf Nasturtium, Sweet Peas, Etc., Etc. - ; PHONE 1. SEDBERRY'S E D E D B E R R Y B E R Fresh Garden Seeds R Y SEDBERRY'S Will Cure A Cold in ONE NIGHT. A. J. COOK & CO., Drugfllite And PiurmaciiU Next P. O. Phonf 141. MacKethan's On The Square. Peter's Chocolate Gibson Fruit Tablets Allegretti Candies Easter Post Cards At MacKethan & Co., AGENTS FOR CUT FLOWERS. 126 Years continued success In the seed business Landref h's Pedigree ' complete, fresh slock last re ceived by PHARMACY The Busy Store. We Are Not The" "Bell Cow," I but we certainly gallop ahead of the gang in -furnishing our cuat-'ttiera with ' . Pure, Fresh DRUGS, ' Garden Seeds, Etc. - v For Less Money Our Sundry and Toilet I.inee are Complete. Our ' . s ; Prescription Department Is carefully looked after; our Sod Water sparkles with life. Give ui trial, ....vO--"!'- :.l ,: " Perry's Drugstore 114 Gillespie $trti ffOfl'S Ml HliOBuf COOK'S j Grip Capsules i
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